ARTU 05 RETRO Rags: Revival Art Cloths

RETRO Rags: Revival Art Cloths

Price: Workshop Filled

Traci Bautista

Inspired by treasure hunts through thrift stores, these mini art quilts are created by transforming bits of fabric and embellishments from vintage finds like jeans.Hawaiian muumuus. 70's t-shirts.scarves and funky costume jewelry. Learn the retro technique of rug hooking with fabric. We will create colored cloths, dip-dyed and painted with acrylics, layer stamping and collage on fabric, accented with vintage finds and use simple sewing or (not.just glue) to bind the cloths. Your funky fabric art cloths will explode with color, collage and images.

$15 kit fee payable to instructor at class time.

Supply List: Scissors for fabric, Pen, Pencil, Fabric glue (CP The Ultimate, Tacky Glue or FabriTac), Ruler, Rotary cutter/cutting pad, Sewing/embroidery needles, Latch hook, #6 crochet hook

Optional supplies to enhance your project:

Bring your own vintage treasures.old belts, scarves, fabric pieces (I will have plenty to share)
Eyelet punch, setter & craft hammer

I provide a [koL LäJ] bookmaking kit including found papers & embellishments, but you are welcome to bring your own selection of embellishments to personalize your book.

Embellishment ideas: Beads, fibers, fabric, wire, charms, letter tiles, ribbon, silk flowers, collage bits, mementos, alphabet tiles, glass/acrylic tags.anything else you would like to add to your cloth.

Materials the teacher provides :

aRt!-making surfaces/book kit that I provide- Includes rug hook canvas, pre-quilted muslin, muslin, warm & natural low loft fleece, embroidery floss, fibers, [kol laj] art kit, beads, embellishments, fabric collage pieces, fabric strips (1/4"-1/2" pre-cut strips), fibers, ribbons, and "girlie glam" faces.

Supplies teacher will demo/provide:

Golden acrylic paints/glazes and Jacquard Lumiere, Neopaque and Textile paints
Stamp re-inkers, fabric dyes
Vintage treasures.jeans, t shirts, fabric, buttons, jewelry
Extra sewing needles, latch hooks & crochet hooks
Fabric pieces, embroidery floss
Paint scrapers; sponges
PVA adhesive
Golden Gel Medium in Glossy or Matte
Stamp inkpad refills; metallic pigment powders; Polished Pigment mediums;
Deeply etched stamps
Eyelets; fibers; beads;

Things that the student "might want to" do before arriving in preparation for the workshop:

If you bring your own vintage treasures, you can cut your fabric pieces into ¼ " - ½ " strips
Take buttons off of old shirts
Pull charms & beads off vintage jewelry/necklaces, buckles off purses & wallets
Sometimes you can find latch hooks & crochet hooks at the thrift store for $.20 - $1.00

Questions? traci@treicdesigns.com

View samples online : http://kollaj.typepad.com/photos/retro_rags_revival_art_cl/